Who is Jim Root?

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I oreded a Jim Mask!James RootBackground information

Birth name James Root

Also known as Number 4

Born October 2 1971 (1971--) (age 35) Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Genre(s) Hard Rock/Nu Metal

Occupation(s) Guitarist

Instrument(s) Guitar

Years active 1992 - Present

Label(s) Roadrunner Records

Associated acts Slipknot/Stone Sour

Website Slipknot website/ Stone Sour website

HistoryRoot joined Slipknot during the recording of their self-titled album after then-guitarist Josh Brainard decided to leave the band over his unhappiness with the band's direction. Singer Corey Taylor invited James to join the band because he knew him from their previous effort together, the first incarnation of Stone Sour. The only track on the self-titled album on which James can be heard is Purity, but this song was removed from the album due to a lawsuit and subsequent copies of the album do not feature any of James' playing.

James is from Las Vegas. At 6'6", he is the tallest member of the band. He worked as a screen printer, waiter, and busboy before joining Slipknot. James has played in previous bands such as Deadfront, Anal Blast, and Atomic Opera. James is also the lead guitarist for Stone Sour, which he and Taylor reformed during the hiatus between the Slipknot albums Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

MasksWhen James first joined Slipknot, he adopted ex-guitarist Josh Brainard's mask. It was a black bondage mask that covered most of his head. He had purple hair at the time and used to pull parts of it up through a hole in the top of the mask. After a couple of shows and one photo shoot, he decided to change masks, as the bondage mask was too uncomfortable to allow him to concentrate on playing. He adopted a jester's mask, said to represent that side of his personality. His most recent mask is a variation of this mask. It is still a jester's mask, but this one lacks the red diamond detailing around the eyes and a zipper in between the lips. GuitarsSLIPKNOT

• Fender Flat Head Telecaster HH Black (Main)(Custom model [2 vol nobs])
• Fender Flat Head Telecaster HH Black (Dropped A Tuning)(Custom model[same as above])
• Fender Flat Head Showmaster HH Black ("JR" on 12th fret)
• Backstage Custom Charvel San Dimas HH model built by Fender. (It has a traditional Stratocaster look, but a thinner neck and 2 humbuckers).
• Jackson SL1 Soloist Black guitar (In Slipknot Tour)
• Jackson SL3 Soloist Grey guitar (In Slipknot- IOWA Tour)
• PRS Private Stock Black (Based around the Standard 24)(In Slipknot- IOWA Tour)
• Maverick JR-4

STONE SOUR

• Fender flat head-black
• Fender H/S/S Strat with EMG pickups-all black
• Fender Custom Telecaster Flame Mapel Top HH Black Cherry burst
• Fender American H/H tele with EMG pickups-black w/white scratch plate
• All Jim's Guitars are down tuned electrics to drop B and C#
• Various martin acoustics
• Jim uses Ernie Ball strings in custom sets 11-56 electric lies

Trivia

• Root is 6'6" tall
• His natural hair color is sandy brown.
• Previous to Slipknot and Stone Sour, Root was in the bands Dead Front, and Atomic Opera
• Currently dating Italian vocalist Cristina Scabbia from the band Lacuna Coil.
• He is a smoker.
• Last member to join Slipknot.
• Although he is left-handed, he plays the guitar right-handed.

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